I don't know if this picture is allowed on here. Feel free to delete the link if the pics a forbidden.

They were taken at a Toy fair so I guess they aren't protected images anymore. Its a link I found on another site. These are pictures of the characters from the Universal Monster line, Super Heroes and the main characters from LoTR.

No, Toy Fair is an official announcement. It looks like Toy Fair London attendees are not (or maybe are not yet) allowed to take photos in the booth, but this is the publicly available artwork on the outside of the booth.

Some quick notes - a new hairpiece mold that is used for all four hobbits, little bits of fleshy color show up on all of the hobbit torsos and also Aragorn (darn), Elf ears the same as the collectible fig, but fleshy, is the Ring a Clickit ring or a new mold?, new dwarf beard I think, same hair mold for Aragorn and Boromir (was that one in a collectible fig?)

Bruce N H wrote:No, Toy Fair is an official announcement. It looks like Toy Fair London attendees are not (or maybe are not yet) allowed to take photos in the booth, but this is the publicly available artwork on the outside of the booth.

Some quick notes - a new hairpiece mold that is used for all four hobbits, little bits of fleshy color show up on all of the hobbit torsos and also Aragorn (darn), Elf ears the same as the collectible fig, but fleshy, is the Ring a Clickit ring or a new mold?, new dwarf beard I think, same hair mold for Aragorn and Boromir (was that one in a collectible fig?)

Good pick-up, dyntar.

Bruce

well I have a few things to say about this pic,

first off, bruce, those hair pieces are from prince of persia.

secondly, I love that there are more short person capes coming with the hobbits.

third, I bet that if they are making a licensed theme of Lord of the Rings,they will make a video game of it. (wouldn't that be awesome!)

and fourth, the hobbit hairs are really cool and would work perfectly for some peasants! they would go great with my new village mill set!

dyntar wrote:I don't know if this picture is allowed on here. Feel free to delete the link if the pics a forbidden.

They were taken at a Toy fair so I guess they aren't protected images anymore. Its a link I found on another site. These are pictures of the characters from the Universal Monster line, Super Heroes and the main characters from LoTR.

Guess this confirms legolas will be using the series 3 CMF elf bow by the looks of things? And that the character poster with his hair/quiver/bow combo was a trick of CG and not something they could recreate in lego form.

There is a no photo policy at the toy fair, but this doesn't seem to stop people, and guess most of the security is around the actual unreleased sets, and not over massive posters on the side of exhibitions

My enthusiasm for this line has just increased dramatically. While I'm not really a fan of the torsos I can see in this picture, the hair pieces look fantastic, especially the ones on each of the hobbits. Gimli's helmet, however, is what really stands out to me. My suspicion is that he will only show up in some of the most expensive sets.

Gotta admit, the minifigs look better than I anticipated. Boromir's coloring looks a bit odd to me (torso etc), but other than that I'm pleasantly surprised. I do wonder what the orcs are going to look like and whether or not they'll try and create a Sauron mini.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________[i]"Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” - Albert Einstein[/i]

Huw Millington of Brickset was at Toy Fair and has reports (not allowed to take photos inside the booth, unfortunately) of the various new themes. Here is his report on the Tolkien theme:

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I'm back! It was excellent!

Although photography was not allowed on the stand, there was nothing stopping photos being taken of the stand: the sides and, for that matter, from the balcony above. This picture was decorating the side of the stand and as you can see it shows the whole Fellowship of the Ring.

So, what was on display inside the stand? Everything. Or at least everything that LEGO will let normal retailers sell. Of particular interest to us was the Marvel Super Heroes; LOTR; Summer Star Wars, Technic, and Ningago; Monster Fighters and Friends.

In this article I'll tell you about LOTR and will discuss other themes in later articles.

First, to answer a quesion I can see has been asked in the comments of the article below, the ring IS a real gold-chromed ring with a hole big enough for Frodo to grip it in his hand. All seven sets were on display and I'll tell you what I remember of them. Actually, before I do that THERE IS A NEW HORSE! Yes, the minifig horse has been redesigned and its hind legs now swivel so it can be made to rear! I'm not sure if all the horses in all the LOTR sets were like this but the ones in Attack on Weathertop certainly were.

9469, Gandalf Arrives: 2 minifigs: Gandalf and Frodo, Gandalf on horse and cart with fireworks and snake in the back. I think the price was £9.99.

9471, Uruk-Hai Army: 6 minifigs: Eomer, Rohan soldier and 4 Urak-Hai. The set consists of a small section of wall, a horse with moving legs and a small siege machine. The wall can be joined to the Helms Deep castle, apparently, so this will make a great battle pack to extend the castle and build your armies.

9472, Attack on Weathertop: 5 minifigs: Frodo, Merry, Aragorn and two Ringwaiths on horseback. The set builds a small section of Weathertop with spiral staircase and ruins at the top.

9473, The Mines of Moria: 7 minifigs: Pippin, Gimli, Legolas, Boromir, a cave troll and two Moria orcs. The set builds a selection of sub-assemblies for mine walls, doors, pedestals etc.

9474, The Battle of Helm's Deep: 8 minifigs: Gimli, King Theoden, Haldir, Aragorn and 4 Urak-Hai warriors. The castle itself is fairly substantial, complete with the 'side door' used to gain entry

9476, The Orc Forge: 5 orcs with a forge, various metalworking tools and weapons.

Overall I was VERY impressed with these sets. Legolas' ears were attached to his head like the elf in the collectable minifigs but looked to be slightly bigger and better quality. The sets were well designed and highly desirable. As was pointed out to me by the stand guide dressed as Gandalf, you need to buy every set to get the whole Fellowship but I suspect many of us can't wait for the day when we can! They are to be released in August.

First impression is that I love Gimli's helmet. Second is that all of the torsos are ruined by the fleshie necks. Now I just want to see what the uruk hai are going to look like. I read somewhere in the review that they're olive, so is that the same as the old Fantasy line orcs or is it lighter/darker? Also interested in what kind of weapons they'll get.

As was pointed out to me by the stand guide dressed as Gandalf, you need to buy every set to get the whole Fellowship but I suspect many of us can't wait for the day when we can!

Is anyone else glad to hear this?

Other licensed themes have tended to feature the main characters in almost every set, meaning that buying more than a few sets leaves you with gangs of Harrys, Hermiones, Lukes, Leias, etc. There was the same problem in the Fantasy line some years ago, with the steadily accumulating legions of completely identical trolls.

I'm relieved that buying this line in full will only result in a couple of duplicates.

You don't need to buy them all to get the whole fellowship. There are no fellowship characters in uruk hai army or the orc forge. However, I get your point completely. I love how they keep main characters to a minimum in army building sets! Brilliant move by TLG.

I feel the most important news is the articulating horse. This is incredible and will forever change the way castle themes (plus many others) are portrayed! I hope this source can be trusted. The preliminary pics looked more like a solid mold and don't look like they can move at all? Obviously those pics were preliminary though.

The ring is great. I don't think it will be thick enough to allow for stud to stud construction techniques.

I think that boromir looks more like Theoden (too weathered looking), Gandalf needs hair and a staff, and Sam's hair is too long. Other than that I think the rest of these figs are spot on. Sam even looks like a fat hobbit. The olive color is great for LEGOlas. Gimli is full of awesomeness! I am amazed that you can make a minifig head look like anyone let alone have them be so easily recognizable. Kudos to TLG!

My dream of articulating short legs is over. If they didn't make them for the hobbits and dwarves they have no plans on making them any time soon.

The news report says the orcs in the orc forge are olive. The uruk hai I believe are a darker flesh color. The goblins I don't know about?

I agree that Boromir looks like Theoden. Gimli is awesome and Legolas isn't bad. Gandalf and the hobbits are pretty good, too. As I said before, Aragorn's stubble looks kinda funny, but aside from that he looks great! The Uruk-Hai and Orcs promise to be good as well, and I can't wait 'till I see a good picture of Gollum.